Cooling Centers

The city of Chicago provides six cooling centers in addition to normally open air-conditioned facilities. Chicagoans are asked look out for their neighbors, particularly those in poor health. Any resident can request a well-being check for a neighbor at any hour by calling 311. Also call 311 to ask about cooling centers. Cooling centers are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hours and days may be extended.

In Romeoville, officials said that public works crews will work till 7 p.m. each day through Sunday (except for July 4 th ) to provide wood chipper service for residents who have fallen branches and bring branches to street curbs. The village also has set up a cooling center at the Recreation Center, 900 West Romeo Road. If a cooling center is needed after 9:30, residents should call the police department at (815) 886-2141. Deborah Horaz sat outside her house at the corner of...

The city of Chicago provides six cooling centers in addition to normally open air-conditioned facilities. Residents are asked to look out for their neighbors, particularly those in poor health. Any resident can request a well-being check for a neighbor at any hour by calling 311. Also call 311 to ask about cooling centers. Cooling centers are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hours and days may be extended.

With hot, humid conditions expected to last through the week, public health officials have issued tips to help people beat the heat and stay safe: •Drink lots of water — at least eight glasses a day — and avoid caffeine, alcohol and sugary drinks. •Stay indoors in a cool place as much as possible. Avoid going outside in the middle of the day. •Keep thermostats at a constant, comfortable level (75 to 78 degrees) and keep shades, blinds and curtains closed. •When...

In Romeoville, officials said that public works crews will work till 7 p.m. each day through Sunday (except for July 4 th ) to provide wood chipper service for residents who have fallen branches and bring branches to street curbs. The village also has set up a cooling center at the Recreation Center, 900 West Romeo Road. If a cooling center is needed after 9:30, residents should call the police department at (815) 886-2141. Deborah Horaz sat outside her house at the corner of...

The city of Chicago provides six cooling centers in addition to normally open air-conditioned facilities. Residents are asked to look out for their neighbors, particularly those in poor health. Any resident can request a well-being check for a neighbor at any hour by calling 311. Also call 311 to ask about cooling centers. Cooling centers are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hours and days may be extended.

The Chicago Public Library has designated a number of its branches as daytime cooling centers during periods of extended high tempertures. Twenty-seven branch libraries will be available throughout the city to serve as cooling centers when temperatures reach 90 degrees or more for three consecutive days. Seniors citizens, the physically ill, parents with infants and other lacking air conditioning are urged to seek relief from the heat. The cooling centers operate during normal...

The city of Chicago provides six cooling centers in addition to normally open air-conditioned facilities. Chicagoans are asked look out for their neighbors, particularly those in poor health. Any resident can request a well-being check for a neighbor at any hour by calling 311. Also call 311 to ask about cooling centers. Cooling centers are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hours and days may be extended.

Village officials have set up cooling centers for Lake County residents who need shelter when the National Weather Service issues a heat warning for the area. Heat warnings are issued when the heat index is anticipated to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooling centers are in the Community Center, the lower level of the Condell Acute Care Center at 2 E. Rollins Rd., and in the Round Lake Beach Police Department Training Room, 916 W. Rollins Rd. Call 847-270-9111 for information.

Officials have declared a "state of emergency" in Lake County as the Illinois Emergency Management Agency has offered to help remove debris from this week's storms. While it isn't clear that any state or federal disaster assistance will become available, Lake County Emergency Management is compiling initial damage and cost assessments from communities in regard to all of the recent storms, according to Lake County Board Chairman David Stolman. "While this...

By Martha Russis. and A digest of late news reports, compiled by Jerry Crimmins | August 2, 1995

Park District facilities could be used in the future as cooling shelters should the community be hit with another heat wave. Following the recent heat that caused more than 500 fatalities in Cook County, most of them in Chicago, the Hoffman Estates Park District Building and Grounds Committee on Tuesday night offered the district's facilities for use as part of a rescue plan the village is considering. Park District executive director Edward Haag said the district was prompted to volunteer...

Commonwealth Edison says fewer than 300,000 customers remain without power this evening, and it will be until Saturday before everyone has their service restored. “We know how difficult it is when our customers have to go without electricity for any period of time,” ComEd Chairman Frank Clark said at a news conference. ComEd says a record 868,000 homes and businesses lost power after the storms, the largest outage in 13 years. As of 6:30 p.m., ComEd said about...

A month after the summer's first deadly heat wave claimed more than 20 lives in Lake County, health officials have just started to outline a comprehensive response to help residents cope with future hot-weather emergencies. But before they get too far along in the process, the officials will need to determine why so few residents have taken advantage of the services that currently exist. With 22 heat-related deaths last month, Lake County suffered more deaths than all...

Chicagoans who wanted a real summer are going to get it this weekend, when temperatures hit the mid-90s. The heat will be accompanied by two Chicago outdoor traditions: the Lollapalooza music festival and the Bud Billiken Parade, both of which attract large crowds. The heat index might climb to 105 on Saturday and Sunday, weather watchers say. Though such heat and humidity are not unusual for this time of year, similar weather has been rare this summer. The last time the Chicago area hit 90-plus...

On the doors of the Department of Human Services headquarters on Chicago's West Side, 4 1/2-inch-tall stenciled letters tell visitors that the building is closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If that message isn't convincing enough, a notebook paper sign tacked to the front door of the 10 S. Kedzie Ave. offices on Sunday afternoon said, "Closed for to-day." But the building, which serves as one of the city's largest cooling centers, was open on Sunday. In fact, it served as one...

The pavement scarcely will have cooled before Tuesday's sun is expected to drum it again, creating a day dangerous to some and uncomfortable for everyone else. For Chicago, it will be the second superheated day in a row, with temperatures of 99 degrees and a heat index over 104. Temperatures on Monday hit 99 degrees at O'Hare, tying a 1945 record. At Northerly Island, the heat index--a measure of how hot it feels due to humidity--hit 114. Autopsies determined two men in suburban Cook County died...

As Chicagoans braced for another sweltering weekend, officials urged residents to stay cool after the National Weather Service declared the area's second heat warning of the summer. The weather service said Friday that high temperatures and humidity could push the heat index above 100 degrees through early next week. Excessive heat has been predicted for 19 Illinois counties. The danger of multiple, scorching days, officials warned, is the cumulative effect of heat on...

Even as electronic message boards above city streets told Chicagoans to "drink lots of water" and "check on your neighbors" because of excessive heat, music blared Saturday from festivals where people rocked out anyway. For days, city officials have urged people to stay cool after the National Weather Service declared the area's second heat warning of the summer. High temperatures and humidity could push the heat index above 100 degrees through Tuesday, and officials warned of the cumulative effect...

With hot, humid conditions expected to last through the week, public health officials have issued tips to help people beat the heat and stay safe: •Drink lots of water — at least eight glasses a day — and avoid caffeine, alcohol and sugary drinks. •Stay indoors in a cool place as much as possible. Avoid going outside in the middle of the day. •Keep thermostats at a constant, comfortable level (75 to 78 degrees) and keep shades, blinds and curtains closed. •When...